Rejoice, Disorganized Workers: This Smart Cloud Looks After Your Files For You

Rejoice, Disorganized Workers: This Smart Cloud Looks After Your Files For You

Box, a popular cloud storage company for businesses, now employs machine learning to allow its service to peek into files and figure out what they contain. The idea is to let users search for, say, every press release related to a particular product, or the minutes from a string of important meetings, or even photos of the CEO dancing at the last office holiday party. This would be a compelling new way for individuals and companies to search for and organize their data. It also shows the potential for cutting-edge AI techniques to change the nature of everyday office work. Machine learning is fundamentally altering the way many online services and consumer devices work, from Google’s search to smartphone assistants. And it may now be poised to bring similar improvements…